172 marine electronics installation and troubleshooting
13/64"5/16"5/16"STEP 1: Cut cable end even and
strip outer jacket back 5/16"STEP 2: Slide clamp nut and pressure sleeveover cable; straighten braid endsSTEP 3: Fold braid back; insert ferrule inside braid;cut dielectric back 13/64"; tin conductorSTEP 4: Trim excess braid; slide insulator over conductor
into ferrule; slide female contact over conductor and solderSTEP 5: Slide body over ferrule and press all partsinto body; screw in the nut tightlySTEP 1: Cut cable end even and strip
outer jacket back 5/16"STEP 2: Slide clamp nut and pressure sleeve
over cable; straighten braid endsSTEP 3: Fold braid back; insert ferrule inside braid;
cut dielecric back 13/64"; tin conductorSTEP 4: Trim excess braid; slide insulator over conductorinto ferrule; slide male contact over conductor and solderSTEP 5: Slide body over ferrule and press all parts
into body; screw in the nut tightlyON RG-58/U, RG-59/U, AND RG-8X CABLES
FEMALE CONNECTORMALE CONNECTOR13/64"Assembly of BNC connectors. (Reprinted with permission
from Boatowner’s Illustrated Electrical Handbook,second
edition, by Charlie Wing)Insert the coax into the tool to the specified length.Close the tool and rotate it^1 / 2 turn clockwise, then counter-
clockwise, cutting through the outer insulation jacket.Remove the cut outer jacket to expose the shield conductor.Pull back the shield to expose the center conductor insulator.1234